Rural Coordination Centre of BC
SITE VISITS & INNOVATIONS
Innovate, Share, Connect
RECENT INNOVATIONS
In school wellness centre gives students easy access to health care
The SAS Wellness Centre has a team of professionals and volunteers who provide holistic health care to the students in a culturally safe and welcoming environment, including those from Indigenous and LGBTQQIA2S communities.
Connecting community through “Ad-Rock” Project
Community comes together to display beauty during a time of COVID-19 uncertainty.
Baby Bed Project
A small working group of nurses and administration developed a plan on how to achieve their goal of providing a Baby Bed to every family that lives in Port Alberni and in all West Coast Communities on Vancouver Island.
Post-operative Caesarean Instructions for Mom
Local nursing team creates post-operative Caeseran brochures for new moms, leading to unanimously positive results.
Child Health Fair Brings Community Together
Annual event attracts all program and community supports for youth
Building Trust Between Local RCMP and Youth Through the Gym
Unique program offers mentorship through privately shared workout space with the RCMP and youth
Program Offers Seniors Free Workouts to Encourage Movement
Village provide free gym instructions to help seniors feel comfortable using gym equipment and resources
Community Supported Gatherings Over Meals Bring People Together
Free luncheons and reasonably priced dinners provide options for community members to gather.
Dedicated Senior Advocate Supporting and Assisting Those in Need
A Community Response Network representative advocates and gets grants for seniors.
Adult Mental Health Counsellor and Volunteer Drivers Program provided by Interior Health
Interior Health contracts volunteer driver program, a counsellor that works solely on chronic mental health and a psychiatrist once a month.
Respect and Support within Medical Workforce Leads to Retention
Shared responsibility of Medical Office Assistants (MOA) and respect from community mean better communication for clinic needs.
Communication Between First Responders and Medical Clinic Leads to Better Care
First responders can spot under the radar patients that need care and communicate well with the medical clinic to get help.
Rural Site Visits Project
Connecting with all BC rural, remote and Indigenous communities to hear directly from the community, their thoughts around the health care delivery in their communities.
Rural Innovations
Come learn about Rural BC health care innovations, ideas and solutions made by rural, for rural.
About RCCbc
This project is supported by the Rural Coordination Centre of BC. To learn how RCCbc is supporting rural health in BC, click below.
RCCbc GENERAL CONTACT
Address
620 – 1665 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC. V6J 1X1
Phone
T: 604-738-8222
Toll Free: 1-877-908-8222
F: 604-738-8218
Have a Question About Our Innovations? Contact the Innovations Concierge
Tracey DeLeeuw
tdeleeuw@rccbc.ca
General Enquiries
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This project is supported by the RCCbc, to learn more on how RCCbc is supporting rural health in BC, click here.
About the Site Visits Project
A team of rural physicians and RCCbc staff meet with health providers, health administrators, First Nations, educators and local leadership to host an open discussion about the opportunities and challenges of health care service and delivery in the community. The feedback will help better inform policy and program development, specifically supporting rural health delivery.
About Rural Innovations
Health care in rural communities is often considered innovative by nature. By building a platform to share the innovations that the Site Visits Project has learned about, provides a place to spread ideas and solutions made by rural, for rural.
The Rural Coordination Centre (RCCbc) seeks to improve the health of rural communities and the people of British Columbia by:
- Supporting physician and health care provider health and practice;
- Growing relationships through collaboration and partnerships;
- Augmenting feedback loops; and
- Enhancing innovation.
These goals are achieved through communication, facilitation, collaboration, evaluation, and the sharing of best practices.
RCCbc supports and develops provincial initiatives by engaging and coordinating with rural health care providers to facilitate the development of local and/or regional solutions, frameworks, and networks. Though RCCbc is rural-focused, the organization sees the value in expanding and/or scaling up rural solutions to benefit other BC health professionals facing similar challenges.